News from February 27. Miami signed Joe Johnson. Houston released Marcus Thornton. Houston activated Donatas Motiejunas. New Orleans activated Eric Gordon. Stats Leaders Points Stephen Curry (GS) 30.7 James Harden (Hou) 28.5 Kevin Durant (OKC) 27.9 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.0 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 14.1 Pau Gasol (Chi) 11.1 Assists Rajon Rondo (Sac) 12.0 Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.2 John Wall (Was) 9.8 Bos 101, Mia 89 at Bos Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Marcus Smart (Bos) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Evan Turner (Bos) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 21 points including 9-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Beno Udrih (Mia, right foot surgery) did not play. Min 112, NO 110 at NO Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 20 points on 5-15 FG and 10-10 FT. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 30 points including 13-20 FG and 15 rebounds. Zach LaVine (Min) had 25 points including 11-17 FG and 5 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 31 points and 14 rebounds. Eric Gordon (NO) had 31 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 9-10 FT and 3 steals. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 20 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Min out-scored NO 36-24 in the 4th quarter. Nemanja Bjelica (Min, strain right foot), Omer Asik (NO, sprained right ankle), Anthony Davis (NO, right foot injury), and Bryce Dejean-Jones (NO, right wrist injury) did not play. Por 103, Chi 95 at Chi Damian Lillard (Por) had 31 points. Mason Plumlee (Por) had 16 points including 10-13 FT and 9 rebounds. Gerald Henderson (Por) had 13 points. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 22 points, 16 rebounds, 14 assists, and 3 blocks. E'Twaun Moore (Chi) had 19 points. Por shot 22-27 FT and Chi shot 10-12 FT. Derrick Rose (Chi, right hamstring tendinitis) and Jimmy Butler (Chi, strained left knee) did not play. SA 104, Hou 94 at Hou Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 26 points and 16 rebounds. Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points. James Harden (Hou) had 27 points and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 14 rebounds. Clint Capela (Hou, sprained right foot) did not play. Det 102, Mil 91 at Mil Marcus Morris (Det) had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points, 17 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4 steals. Reggie Jackson (Det) had 22 points including 9-10 FT and 8 assists. Khris Middleton (Mil) had 26 points and 7 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 8 points including 3-11 FG, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Det shot 16-24 FT and Mil shot 8-12 FT. John Henson (Mil, sprained left knee), John Henson (Mil, sore lower back), Stanley Johnson (Det, sprained right shoulder) and Anthony Tolliver (Det, sprained right knee) did not play. GS 121, OKC 118 OT at OKC Klay Thompson (GS) had 32 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 46 points including 14-24 FG and 12-16 3-pointers and the game winning 3-pointer with .6 seconds left and 6 assists. Draymond Green (GS) had 2 points including 0-8 FG, 14 rebounds, 14 assists, 6 steals, and 4 blocks. Kevin Durant (OKC) had 37 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Serge Ibaka (OKC) had 15 points and 20 rebounds including 5 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 26 points including 10-29 FG and 0-6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 7 turnovers. Pho 111, Mem 106 at Pho Alex Len (Pho) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-12 FT and 16 rebounds. P.J. Tucker (Pho) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mirza Teletovic (Pho) had 18 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 19 points. Mike Conley (Mem) had 19 points and 8 assists. Pho out-rebounded Mem 56-34 including 16-7 offensive. Brandon Knight (Pho, left abductor strain) did not play. Bro 98, Uta 96 at Uta Thaddeus Young (Bro) had 21 points on 10-16 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Bro) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 27 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 12 points, 19 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 6 blocks. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html